Allen Ahenakew, Interpreter, and E.R. Conn, Federal Supervisor of Indian Affairs, at microphones at the Trappers Convention in Prince Albert, SK, 1961.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
William J. Jones
Description
Black and white photograph of one Mrs.Two Bear, in full traditional costume.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
William J. James
Description
Black and white photograph of man called Two Bear, in full traditional costume.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
File contains a negative with an unclear title showing Aboriginal students in a technical course in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, taken on Septmeber 29, 1961.
File contains four negatives showing Aboriginal students returning to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan from an unspecified location on March 29, 1961. Scanned image shows a group shot of the students.
File contains 4 negatives of performers on stage at the Indian Metis [illegible] Concert on November 24, 1961. The first negative shows a young boy on stage performing a dance. The second shows a man playing the accordion. The third shows a large group of women singing with alongside a piano playing accompaniest. The fourth shows a man with a guitar accompanying a woman singing. The fifth shows a man either singing or announcing at a microphone.
The scanned image shows a shot of a child apparently drawing water from a well at the Kinsmen Christmas Party at the Indian School (All Saints?) in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan taken on December 16, 1961.
Scanned negative shows female students in uniform with an instructor on Visiting Day held on March 8, 1961 at the Prince Albert Indian School (presumably All Saints Residential School).
The scanned image shows a shot of someone dressed as Santa Claus with a group of children and a school official at the Kinsmen Christmas Party at the Indian School (All Saints?) in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan taken on December 17, 1961.
File contains a copy of Diefenbaker's speech which concerns indigenous peoples living in Prince Albert and Northern Saskatchewan and of the measures that his government has undertaken, such as the appointment of an indigenous senator, indigenous right to vote, and the creation of the Bill of Rights.
This file contains five booklets related to the history of the 1885 Riel Rebellion. Diary of Francis Dickens by Vernon LaChance (1930), Four Months Under Arms by H. S. Nelson (nd), Twelve Days With The Indians by Neil Brodie (1932), War-Peace in Canada: The Invader Responsible for the Death of the Patriot Louis Riel by Jules Sioui (1943), and Saskatchewan Guide to Historic Sites of the North West Rebellion (1985).